Chad Ford likes Jazz Moves

red4hf · Post #1 » by **red4hf** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:29 pm

From his insider article on off-season grades for Western Conference Teams:

3. Utah Jazz
Key additions: Al Jefferson (trade), Raja Bell (FA), Gordon Hayward (draft)
Key subtractions: Carlos Boozer, Kyle Korver, Wesley Matthews
Perhaps the best way to sum up the Jazz's summer is to say they swapped Boozer for Jefferson. As my colleague John Hollinger pointed out this summer, the Jazz probably came out ahead on that deal. Not only is Jefferson younger than Boozer, he also can play center and makes less money.
The team also lost sharpshooters Korver and Matthews, critical swingmen for them. Bell will help, but the long-term hope is that Hayward becomes a star.
The selection of Hayward wasn't popular in Utah, but he's got enormous potential. He's a better athlete and shooter than fans give him credit for and he's wiry tough. He may not play a lot this season, but in the long term he should be a critical part of the Jazz's future.
Grade: B+

The59Sound · Post #2 » by **The59Sound** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 2:19 pm

Chad Ford's useless, but on-point here. Swapping Boozer for Jefferson is dynamite and Bell should match Wes' productivity (though obviously we'd have preferred to just keep our guy). It's a shame we had to lose Korver, but I'm really excited to see what Hayward can do. He has the handles that Kyle never did.

nyjazzfan · Post #3 » by **nyjazzfan** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 4:49 pm

This guy always praises the jazz :lol:

Post #4 » by **jazzfan1971** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:20 pm

I like the moves as well. Gonna hurt missing memo for the first half though.

red4hf · Post #5 » by **red4hf** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:24 pm

nyjazzfan wrote:This guy always praises the jazz

True...... That's why Ilike him, more than most people here......

He's actually not a bad scout of talent, although he got carried away with the Euros a couple of years ago.......

hoops4life · Post #6 » by **hoops4life** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:30 pm

Almost everybody got carried away with the Euro's though.

red4hf · Post #7 » by **red4hf** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 8:43 pm

hoops4life wrote:Almost everybody got carried away with the Euro's though.

Very true.......

GP · Post #8 » by GP » Thu Sep 16, 2010 9:41 pm

Thanks for posting this, saw this article and realized it was insider only. I hope what he says about hayward is true.

nghedman · Post #9 » by **nghedman** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 12:32 am

nyjazzfan wrote:This guy always praises the jazz

He also always praises the Laker's game. I guess you gotta do what you right :wink: